Immigration

We provide a wide range of immigration legal services, for clients wishing to transfer personnel from Canada to United States and personnel from the United States to Canada. Our focus is on executives, business owners, entrepreneurs, skilled labour with specialized knowledge and expertise, investors, senior management, intra-company transferees - as well as their families. Our Canadian clients include large and small privately held companies in all sectors, associations, partnerships, public companies and subsidiaries of foreign corporations. Clients in the United States include Fortune 1000 corporations, business owners, professionals, and other individuals in unique situations such as academics, entertainers, athletes and students.

Advising and preparing appropriate supporting documents for entry to Canada as a business visitor

Advice as to maintaining status in Canada, while travelling abroad for business or personal reasons

Applications for work permits under NAFTA, GATS and other international trade agreements

Canadian citizenship application, including complex nationality cases

Canadian employment, workplace and labour relations advice and support

Counseling on corporate immigration policies and procedures

Intra-company transfers

Planning international movement of personnel

Strategic Immigration law advice regarding mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, salary cuts and reductions in work force or other corporate actions

Strategizing on immigration laws and on immigration compliance practices

Study permit applications to Canada

Troubleshooting in urgent and specialized circumstances, particularly at the Border point

Various types of work permit application under the Immigration Act

UNITED STATES ENTRY - Business & Professional

Appearing in U.S. Immigration Court

All issues affecting or relating to inbound and outbound visa applications, temporary visas to the United States, U.S. permanent residence, maintenance of lawful immigration status and other immigration needs of employees

Counseling and assisting Artists and Celebrities and other special cases on complex matters regarding their transfer to the United States

Development of, and counseling on, corporate immigration policies and procedures

Immigration compliance practices

Immigration implications of any corporate changes, including mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, salary cuts and reductions in force